Ethel Merman
Ethel Merman was an actor, born 1908, died 1984.
Ethel Merman was an American singer and actress. Known for her distinctive, powerful voice, and her leading roles in musical theater, she has been called "the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage." Variety claimed that she probably starred in more hit musicals than any other performer on Broadway starring in Girl Crazy, Du Barry Was a Lady, Panama Hattie, Anything Goes, Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Madam and Gypsy. They also called her "one of the tiny handful of Broadway stars who had the talent, vitality, personality and drive to carry a show to critical and boxoffice success…
Movies (8)
- Airplane! (1980)
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
- Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979)
- Call Me Madam (1953)
- Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005)
- Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009)
- Stage Door Canteen (1943)